Maurice Tucker
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Professor Maurice Edwin Tucker, b. November 6, 1946 is a leading British sedimentologist, specialising in the field of carbonate sedimentology, more commonly known as limestones. He holds the position of Professor of Geological Sciences at the University of Durham (1993- ) and since 1998 he has been Master of University College, Durham.
Tucker graduated with a First Class Honours degree in geology from the University of Durham (University College, Durham) in 1968. This was followed by a Ph.D in sedimentology from the University of Reading in 1971. Following lecturerships at the University of Sierra Leone and Cardiff University, he moved to Newcastle University in 1975. In 1982 he was appointed lecturer in geology at Durham University and became Reader in 1998. He was made a professor in 1993.
Tucker's research interests focus on the properties of sedimentary rocks, particularly limestones, their formation and usefulness as an oil reservoir. He has written or edited more than eight books, including the standard undergraduate text Sedimentary Petrology, and Carbonate Sedimentology.
He has served as President of the International Association of Sedimentologists and was awarded the prestigious Coke Medal of the Geological Society of London in 1994. He has also acted as the external examiner for the Earth Sciences degree at Oxford University.
